For Exchange 2007/2010 Mailbox:


Method 1:
Step 1:

Open the Exchange Management Console. Choose the Mailbox for which you want to grant permission. Right-click and select the 'Manage Full Access Permission' menu option.
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Step 2:

In the 'Manage Full Access Permission' screen, grant full access to the Domain Admins user and click the 'Manage' button.
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Step 3:

Click 'Finish' to complete the operation.
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Method 2:
Open the Exchange 2007/2010 management shell and enter the following syntax:

Add-MailboxPermission - identity <mailbox name> - accessRights fullAccess - User "<Domain name>\Domain Admins"
Example: To grant full access to the Mailbox 'Adams'.

Add-MailboxPermission - identity Adams - accessRights fullAccess - User "MyWorld\Domain Admins"
Note: To perform Exchange 2007/2010 Brick-Level Backup, install the standalone version of MAPI from the Microsoft site. Download Standalone version of MAPI


For Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 Mailbox:


Note: You must have the appropriate Exchange administrative permissions to do so.
Step 1:

Start 'Active Directory Users and Computers'.
Step 2:

On the 'View' menu, ensure that the 'Advanced Features' check box is selected.
Note: This is not necessary on Exchange Server 2003 as the 'Exchange Advanced tab' is exposed by default.
Step 3:

Right-click on the user for whose mailbox you want to grant permission and choose 'Properties'.
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Step 4:

On the 'Exchange Advanced' tab, click 'Mailbox Rights…'
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Step 5:

Notice that the 'Domain Admins' and 'Enterprise Admins' have both been given 'Full Mailbox access'.
Step 6:

Click 'Add' and then click on the user/group for which you want to grant access to this mailbox and click 'OK'.
Step 7:

Ensure that the user/group is selected in the 'Name' box.
Step 8:

In the 'Permissions list', click 'Allow' next to 'Full mailbox access' and click 'OK'.
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Step 9:

Click 'OK' to finish.


Granting rights to mailboxes located within a specific mailbox store


Listed below is the procedure to grant access to Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 mailboxes found on a specific mailbox store.
Note: You must have the appropriate Exchange administrative permissions to do so.
Step 1:

Start 'Exchange System Manager'.
Step 2:

Go to your server object within the appropriate Administrative Group. Expand the server object and locate the required mailbox store within the appropriate 'Storage Group'. Right-click and choose the 'Properties' option.
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Step 3:

On the 'Properties' window click the 'Security' tab.
Step 4:

Click 'Add' and then click on the user/group for whom you want to grant access to the mailboxes and click 'OK'.
Step 5:

Ensure that the user/group is selected in the 'Name' box.
Step 6:

On the 'Permissions' list, click 'Allow' next to 'Full Control' and then click 'OK'.
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Note: Ensure that no 'Deny' checkbox is selected next to the 'Send As' and 'Receive As permissions' options.
Step 7:

Click 'OK' to finish


Granting rights to the mailboxes located on a specific server


Listed below is the procedure to grant access to Exchange 2000 or Exchange 2003 mailboxes found on a specific server:
Note: You must have the appropriate Exchange administrative permissions to proceed.
Step 1:

Start Exchange System Manager.
Step 2:

Go to your server object within the appropriate 'Administrative Group'. Right-click and choose 'Properties'.
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Step 3:

On the 'Properties' screen go to the 'Security' tab.
Step 4:

Click 'Add' and then click on the user/group for which you want to grant access to the mailboxes and click 'OK'.
Step 5:

Ensure that the user/group is selected in the 'Name' box.
Step 6:

On the 'Permissions' list, click 'Allow' next to 'Full Control' and then click 'OK'.
Note: Ensure that no 'Deny' checkbox is selected next to the 'Send As' and 'Receive As permissions' options.
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Step 7:

Click 'OK' to finish.